RIP Blondy: Hip-Hop Lost a Pioneer

0:00On April 9th, hip-hop just lost a true pioneer. Gwindolin Blondie, Chizum, co-founder of the sequence, passed away at 66 on Monday, April 6th, in Atlanta after a short illness. Her family shared the news with Billboard. She kicked off the group back in 1979 alongside Cheryl DePurle, cook, and the late Angela Angie B Brown, better known as Angie, Stone. They made ways with their breakout track, funk you up, later sampled by acts like Invogue and Erica Badu, and dropped three albums before rapping. Up in 1985, her sister Monica Scott spoke for the family, calling Blondie the star of their crew, and a creative force whose lyrics and melodies still light up, lives worldwide. Their heart broken, but they find peace knowing, her spirit endures through the music. Tragically, Angie Stone left us in a car crash near Montgomery, Alabama, last March at 63, and Blondie stepped up to help Tyler Perry plan her. Funeral, so turn up those sequence joins to honor her.

1:02She was a voice for the culture that still hits hard today. That wraps entertainment and celebrity news today. Brought to you with AI.